Access to Justice (司法公正)

7·09案被捕律师再被延长两个月“侦查期限” (Lawyer detained in “709 crackdown” has “investigation period” extended for a further two months)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072016110105.html

Related:
My friend Li Heping, a man China thinks is “more dangerous than Bin Laden”
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/my-friend-li-heping-the-man-china-thinks-is-more-dangerous-than-bin-laden

“I want to rescue my dad”: children's heartbreak for the lawyers China has taken away
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/childs-heartbreak-li-heping-human-rights-lawyer-china-superhero

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

市民向教育局索赔34万, 政府信息公开须加强 (Disclosure of Government Information must be strengthened: Citizen seeks RMB 340,000 in compensation from Education Department)
Cngold.com, June 7, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160607d1903n72235657.html

The meteoric rise of (recently censored) Chinese internet celebrity Papi Jiang
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/the-meteoric-rise-of-recently-censored-chinese-internet-celebrity-papi-jiang/

China’s memory manipulators
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/chinas-memory-manipulators

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China says foreign NGO law a step to advance rule of law
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-lawmaking-idUSKCN0YT0PK

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/fa-lu-zi-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高检发布第七批指导性案例 (Supreme People's Procuratorate issues 7th set of guiding cases)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel01005GN.htm

最高检有关部门负责人剖析第七批指导性案例价值所在, 防范和避免冤假错案重复发生 (Head of Law and Policy Research Center at the Supreme People's Procuratorate dissects the 7th set of guiding cases to locate their value and to prevent and avoid repeat of miscarriages of justice)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel03002GN.htm

”My life was threatened today”: Elderly people hurt in scuffles amid forced eviction at Beijing property
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/my-life-was-threatened-today-elderly-people-hurt-in-scuffles-amid-forced-eviction-at-beijing-property/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet policy offers the wrong kind of lessons
The Diplomat, June 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinas-internet-policy-offers-the-wrong-kind-of-lessons/

Hong Kong (香港)

Lancôme cancels concert with Hong Kong pro-democracy singer after pressure from China
Global Voices, June 7, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/06/07/lancome-cancels-concert-with-hong-kong-pro-democracy-singer-after-pressure-from-china/

Related:
L’Oréal Group closes office as stores shut down ahead of protests over Denise Ho controversy
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/loreal-group-closes-office-as-stores-shut-down-ahead-of-protests-over-denise-ho-controversy/

Joshua Wong acquitted: judge tells activist to reflect on his behavior, drops police obstruction charges
黄之锋无罪释放 法官说需要反省
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1967994/joshua-wong-acquitted-judge-tells-activist-reflect-his
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15529ef8d9d33ba/huang-zhi-feng-wu-zui-shi-fang-fa-guan-shuo-xu-yao-fan-xing

Related:
Forty-five minutes with Joshua Wong
The Diplomat, June 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/forty-five-minutes-with-joshua-wong/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

内务部：反恐行动共击毙13名暴徒 (Kazakhstan Interior Ministry: Counter-terrorism operation kills 13 terrorists)
Kazinform, June 7, 2016
http://www.inform.kz/chn/article/2911669

Chinese border region asks for DNA for travel documents
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-passport-idUSKCN0YU05P

Access to Justice (司法公正)

安徽合肥女律师惨遭丈夫家暴, 家庭暴力的主要危害是什么 (Anhui Hefei woman lawyer suffers domestic violence, what are the principal harms of domestic violence?)
NetEase, June 2, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160602d1903n71789414.html

广东:三年受理移送审查起诉校园暴力案510起915人 (Guangdong Procuratorate moved 510 cases of schoolyard violence involving 915 people over 3 years to investigation and prosecution)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-06/02/c_129036012.htm

Wives and defenders of detained Chinese lawyers taken away after peaceful protest in Tianjin
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1967650/wives-and-defenders-detained-chinese-lawyers-taken-away

Related:
Legal reps and wives of detained China lawyers released after police station protest
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/legal-reps-and-wives-of-detained-china-lawyers-released-after-police-station-protest/

Detained Chinese lawyer wins award amid calls for pressure on human rights
“709律师”王宇获国际人权奖
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-lawyer-wins-award-amid-calls-for-pressure-on-human-rights-06062016114423.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06062016105731.html

709案家属法院外声援亲人被带走 律师申请会见赵威再被拒绝 (Family members of 709 lawyers taken away after showing support outside of court, lawyer’s application to meet with Zhao Wei once again rejected)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-06062016105139.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

云南重大突发事件24小时内须举行新闻发布会 (Yunnan to require press conferences on major incidents within 24 hours of occurrence)
Yunnan Online, June 2, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0602/08/BOHRAMQ200014AEE.html

用信息公开赢得老百姓认同 (Environmental information disclosure wins approval of ordinary people)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0602/427307.html

地级以上城市饮用水监测信息将发布 (Prefecture level cities and above to publish drinking water monitoring information)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-06/02/content_6657145.htm

像公开PM2.5一样公开土壤污染信息 (Make public soil pollution information, just like that on PM2.5 levels)
Beijing News, June 2, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160602/48898977_0.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Silenced China tycoon makes quiet return to limelight
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/silenced-china-tycoon-makes-quiet-return-limelight/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南投毒冤案当事人钱仁凤申请国家赔偿955万 (Nanny in Yunnan wrongfully imprisoned in poisoning case [involving a kindergartener] for 13 years applies for RMB 9.55 million in state compensation)
Sina News, June 2, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-06-02/doc-ifxsvenx3111038.shtml

男子蒙杀人冤屈10年, 申请国家赔偿立案4年无果 (Man wrongly held for 10 years for “frenzied murders,” application for state compensation still unsuccessful after 4 years)
Beijing Times, June 2, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160602/003987.htm

China authorities monitor family as they mourn Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang, 4 years after “suicide”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/china-authorities-monitor-family-as-they-mourn-tiananmen-activist-li-wangyang-4-years-after-suicide/

China aims to speed up extradition treaties in graft fight
Reuters, June 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0YS0AL

在美国上六四课，中国学生心态各异（上） (Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part one])
The New York Times, June 6, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160606/cc06rowenahe1/

Related:
在美国上六四课，中国学生心态各异（下）(Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part two])
The New York Times, June 7, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160607/cc07rowenahe2/

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong and activists not guilty of obstructing police officers in “white paper” burning
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/joshua-wong-activists-proven-not-guilty-obstructing-police-officers-burning-white-paper/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China enters Ramadan with round-the-clock surveillance of mosques, Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-06062016113750.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Harmony and martyrdom among China’s Hui Muslims
The New Yorker, June 6, 2016
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harmony-and-martyrdom-among-chinas-hui-muslims

Access to Justice (司法公正)

残疾妻子遭家暴法律援助来撑腰 (Legal aid helps disabled wife suffering domestic violence)
Anhui Legal Daily, May 26, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0526/14/BO0FGGG900014AED.html

云南整治医院强制消费， 各地医疗机构自查自纠 (Yunnan to rein in compulsory hospital fees, medical institutions in all areas to self-investigate and correct)
Xinhua, May 26, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-05/26/c_1118934373.htm

青海局召开全省寄递渠道“扫黄打非”、反恐禁毒工作培训班 (Qinghai Postal Administration starts province-wide training to fight pornography, terrorism, and narcotics)
China Post, May 31, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-05/31/c_129029291.htm

沈阳五三派出所建该市首家互联网警务工作室, “互联网+派出所”引来8万“铁粉”(Shenyang Wusan police substation establishes city's first Internet police work room, its WeChat account has 80,000 die-hard followers)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160531/Articel02014GN.htm

最高法公布侵害未成年人权益被撤销监护资格典型案例, “虎”父“狼”母虐童被撤监护资格 (SPC announces typical case for removal of guardianship rights as a consequence of human rights abuse of a minor by “tiger” dad and “wolf” mom)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160601/Articel03003GN.htm

Hundreds of Chinese lawyers condemn police attack on attorney in courtroom
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1966874/hundreds-chinese-lawyers-condemn-police-attack-after

Related:
律师立案不果反被殴打 走出法院几半裸 (Lawyer beaten in court, walks out half naked)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06052016112639.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Daily signs deal with Fairfax Media, enters Australian market
China Daily, May 27, 2016
http://m.chinadaily.com.cn/en/2016-05/27/content_25499648.htm

空港经济区举办《反家庭暴力法》专题讲座 (Hangzhou Airport Economic Zone holds special conference on Anti-Domestic Violence Law)
Xiaoshan Net, June 1, 2016
http://kg.xsnet.cn/html/2016/kgdt_0601/11280.html

China’s environmental journalists shine despite dark times for local media
China Dialogue, May 27, 2016
https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/8953-China-s-environmental-journalists-shine-despite-dark-times-for-local-media#.V1FXfW4fNFA.twitter

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

依法规范和引导境外非政府组织在华活动， 访全国人大常委会法工委有关负责人 (Interview with NPCSC Legislative Work Committee spokesperson on lawfully regulating, guiding activities of Foreign NGOs in China)
Qiushi Theory, May 31, 2016
http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2016-05/31/c_1118938323.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

依法惩治“蝇贪”力推“绿色 精准预防”， 浙江两年查近400件扶贫职务案 (Forcefully promote “targeted prevention” techniques to lawfully punish “fly-sized” corrupt officials: Zhejiang investigates nearly 400 cases of embezzlement involving poverty assistance)
Legal Daily, May 24, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160525/Articel03004GN.htm

多关押5年半，为何不给国家赔偿？ (Man was sentenced to 1 year but imprisoned for 6.5, so why no state compensation?)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2016-06-01/doc-ifxsqxxs8134189.shtml

Related:
死刑改判1年徒刑，当事人理应获得国家赔偿 (Youth’s death sentence changed to 1-year term after serving 6.5 years should get state compensation)
Today's Topics, June 2, 2016
http://view.news.qq.com/original/intouchtoday/n3544.html

海南检方抗诉诈骗案获改判 (After protest, Hainan Procuratorate gets not-guilty verdict in fraud case changed to 10-year prison term)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160601/Articel03006GN.htm

六四27周年天安门母亲祭奠亲人向政府提出的三项诉求不变 (On 27th anniversary of June Fourth the Tiananmen Mothers’ three demands to the government remain the same)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06042016112310.html

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体：“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

焦点对话：六四事件，无尽的余波与后果 (Focus Dialogue: June Fourth incident, the endless repercussions and consequences)
Voice of America, June 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/VOAWeishi-20160603-Pro-and-Con-1/3360361.html

On 27th anniversary, relatives to visit graves of Tiananmen dead
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tiananmen-06032016162256.html

Related:
June Fourth: Support the Call for Truth, Accountability, and Compensation
六四：支持“真相、问责、赔偿”诉求
Human Rights in China, June 3, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/june-fourth-support-call-truth-accountability-and-compensation
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-si-zhi-chi-zhen-xiang-wen-ze-pei-chang-su-qiu

China’s youth think Tiananmen was so 1989
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/03/chinas-youth-think-tiananmen-was-so-1989-protester-crackdown-historical-memory/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Great Firewall is harming innovation, scholars say
Time, June 2, 2016
http://time.com/4354665/china-great-firewall-innovation-online-censorship/

Chinese cyber spies hack Taiwan ruling party: security firm
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/chinese-cyber-spies-hack-taiwan-ruling-party-security-firm/

Untangling China’s cybersecurity laws
Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/03/untangling-chinas-cybersecurity-laws/

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands rally in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen anniversary
香港万众纪念六四，烛光点亮维多利亚公园
The New York Times, June 4, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/world/asia/hong-kong-mark-tiananmen-square-anniversary.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160605/hong-kong-mark-tiananmen-square-anniversary/

Related:
HKFP Lens: “We are proud of Hong Kong”: Silence and candles as city pays tribute to Tiananmen dead
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/05/hkfp-lens-we-are-proud-of-hong-kong-silence-and-candles-as-city-pays-tribute-to-tiananmen-dead/

Tiananmen vigil ignored by some Hong Kong activists amid ideological split
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/04/tiananmen-vigil-ignored-by-some-hong-kong-activists-amid-ideological-split

观察：六四晚会人数减　年轻人争议身份认同 (Observation: Numbers done for June Fourth commemoration, young people dispute identity)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/06/160604_ana_hongkong_june_fourth